Musings

The Landscape of Tourism
Dalian is a city stuck between vast natural beauty and the ever-present human condition of commercialising nature resulting in an often-bizarre landscape that aptly represents China’s rapid surge for progress.  The development of theme parks alongside this natural beauty perfectly illustrates the global culture of advertising tourism to beautiful unspoilt areas that [...]

The Landscape of Tourism
With its beautiful beaches backed by mountains Dalian is ideally situated on the Liaodong peninsular in Liaoning province, Dongbei (North East) China, to receive a large portion of domestic as well as international holidaymakers.  Unlike the more frequently visited locations such as Beijing, Xi’an or Hangzou, Dalian offers a completely different experience [...]

The Landscape of Tourism
With its beautiful beaches backed by mountains Dalian is ideally situated on the Liaodong peninsular in Liaoning province, Dongbei (North East) China, to receive a large portion of domestic as well as international holidaymakers.  Unlike the more frequently visited locations such as Beijing, Xi’an or Hangzou, Dalian offers a completely different experience [...]

Every year hordes of Russia tourist makers descend on the city of Dalian, in Liaoning Province, North East China, in search of their annual summer holiday.  With the rise of a new middle class in Russia and dropping of legal barriers to visiting foreign countries since the fall of the USSR, many Russians now pursue [...]